American Great Works List: Music

ARTIST
GENRE
ALBUM/SONGS
Flatt and Scruggs
Bluegrass
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Allman Brothers Band
Blues
Whipping Post, Melissa
John Lee Hooker
Blues
Boom, Boom
Robert Johnson
Blues
Love in Vain, Crossroads Blues
B.B. King
Blues
The Thrill is Gone
Muddy Waters
Blues
Mannish Boy, Hoochie Coochie Man
Howlin’ Wolf
Blues
Smoke Stack Lightning
Samuel Barber
Classical
Adagio for Strings
Elmer Bernstein
Classical
To Kill a Mockingbird Soundtrack
Leonard Bernstein
Classical
West Side StorySymphony #2, Maria, New York, New York
Maria Callas
Classical
O Mio Babbino Caro, Casta Diva
John Cage
Classical
4’33”, Sonatas and Interludes
Aaron Copland
Classical
Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, American Songs
George Gershwin
Classical
Rhapsody in BlueAn American in Paris, Songs, Porgy and Bess
Phillip Glass
Classical
The LightThe Hours Soundtrack, Koyaanisqatsi Soundtrack
Charles Ives
Classical
Symphony #1, Robert Browning Overture
John Phillip Sousa
Classical
Stars and Stripes Forever
John Williams
Classical
Jaws Soundtrack, Star WarsSoundtrack, Schindler’s List Soundtrack
Garth Brooks
Country
If Tomorrow Never Comes, The Dance, Friends in Low Places, The Thunder Rolls
Johnny Cash
Country
Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Hurt, A Boy Named Sue, Folsum Prison Blues
Carter Family
Country
Can the Circle be Unbroken?
Patsy Cline
Country
Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Walkin’ After Midnight
John Denver
Country
Rocky Mountain High, Take Me Home Country Road, Sunshine on my Shoulders
Loretta Lynn
Country
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Dolly Parton
Country
I Will Always Love You, My Tennessee Mountain Home
Willie Nelson
Country
On the Road Again, Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground, Always on My Mind
George Strait
Country
Amarillo by Morning, If I Know Me, Carrying Your Love With Me
Hank Williams
Country
Your Cheatin’ Heart, Cold, Cold Heart; Move it On Over
Tammy Wynette
Country
Stand by Your Man
Bob Dylan
Folk Music
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
Stephen Foster
Folk Music
Beautiful Dreamer, Camptown Races, Old Folks at Home, Oh Susana
Woody Guthrie
Folk Music
This Land is Your Land
Queen Lili‘uokalani
Folk Music
Aloha ‘Oe
Paul Simon
Folk Music
Graceland, Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Homeward Bound
Selena
Latin
Amor Prohibido, Dreaming of You
Carlos Santana
Latin
Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman
Mahalia Jackson
Gospel
How I Got Over, Trouble of the World
Mettalica
Heavy Metal
Fade to Black, Enter Sandman
Coolio
Hip Hop/Rap
Gangster’s Paradise
Eminem
Hip Hop/Rap
Lose Yourself*
Fugees
Hip Hop/Rap
Killing me Softly, Fu-Gee-La
Jay Z
Hip Hop/Rap
Empire State of Mind*
Kanye West
Hip Hop/Rap
Heartless, Stronger*, Through the   Wire
Notorius BIG
Hip Hop/Rap
Mo Money Mo Problems*
Outkast
Hip Hop/Rap
Hey Ya!
Tupac Shakur
Hip Hop/Rap
California Love, Changes
Usher
Hip Hop/Rap
Yeah!*
Louis Armstrong
Jazz
West End Blues, Black and Blue, Dinah
Count Basie
Jazz
One O’ Clock Jump, Jumping at the Woodside
Dave Brubeck
Jazz
Time Out, Take Five, Blue Rondo A La Turk
John Coltrane
Jazz
Blue Train, Giant Steps, A Love Supreme, In a Sentimental Mood
Miles Davis
Jazz
Kind of Blue, My Funny Valentine, All the Things You Are
Duke Ellington
Jazz
Take the A Train, It Don’t Mean a Thing, Black and Tan Fantasy
Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz
A Tisket, a Tasket; O Lady Be Good, Let’s Do It, Dream a Little Dream of Me
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz
Night in Tunisia
Benny Goodman
Jazz
Sing, Sing, Sing
Billie Holliday
Jazz
Strange Fruit, Lover Man
Scott Joplin
Jazz
Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer
Glenn Miller
Jazz
In the Mood
Thelonius Monk
Jazz
Round Midnight, April in Paris
Charlie Parker
Jazz
Summertime, Koko, Yardbird Suite
Irving Berlin
Musicals/Popular Song
Always, Blue Skies, Cheek to Cheek, White Christmas, God Bless America
Karen Carpenter
Musicals/Popular Song
Close to You, We’ve Only Just Begun
Nat King Cole
Musicals/Popular Song
Unforgettable, When I Fall in Love
Bing Crosby
Musicals/Popular Song
Swinging on a Star, White Christmas
Alan Menken
Musicals/Popular Song
The Little Mermaid Soundtrack, Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack, Aladdin Soundtrack
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Musicals/Popular Songs
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Cole Porter
Musicals/Popular Song
Kiss Me Kate, Anything Goes, All Through the Night, Night and Day,
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Musicals/Popular Song
Oklahoma, The King and I, The Sound of Music, You’ll Never Walk Alone
Frank Sinatra
Musicals/Popular Song
Summer Wind, Strangers in the Night, That’s Life, My Way
Stephen Sondheim
Musicals/Popular Song
Into the Woods
R. Carlos Nakai
Native American
Earth Spirit, Canyon Trilogy
Christina Aguilera
Pop Music
Beautiful
Mariah Carey
Pop Music
Dreamlover, One Sweet Day
Billy Joel
Pop Music
Piano Man, Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)
Carole King
Pop Music
Tapestry
Brittney Spears
Pop Music
Baby, One More Time
Barbara Streisand
Pop Music
The Way We Were, People
Boyz II Men
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul 
End of the Road
James Brown
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul 
I Feel Good, It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
Ray Charles
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
You Don’t Know Me, Hit the Road Jack, What’d I Say, Georgia on my Mind, America the Beautiful
The Commodores
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
Easy, Brick House
Sam Cooke
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
A Change Gonna Come
Aretha Franklin
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
Chain of Fools, Respect, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Etta James
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
At Last
Marvin Gaye
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
What’s Going On? I Heard it Through the Grapevine, How Sweet it is to be Loved by You, Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Whitney Houston
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
When You Believe, I Will Always Love You, One Moment in Time
Alicia Keys
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
If I Ain’t Got You, Fallin’
Beyonce Knowles
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
Irreplaceable, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it), Crazy in Love
Smoky Robinson
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
Cruisin’, Tears of a Clown, Tracks of my Tears
The Supremes
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
Where Did Our Love Go, You Can’t Hurry Love, Stop in the Name of Love
Stevie Wonder
Rhythm and Blues/ Soul
Songs in the Key of Life, Superstition, Signed, Sealed Delivered; Living for the City
Aerosmith
Rock and Roll
Dream On, Rock This Way
Beach Boys
Rock and Roll
Pet Sounds, Help me Rhonda, Heroes and Villains, Warmth of the Sun, Good Vibrations
Chicago
Rock and Roll
Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is, Saturday in the Park
Chuck Berry
Rock and Roll
Roll Over Beethoven, Rock and Roll Music, Johnny B. Goode
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rock and Roll
Fortunate Son, Bad Moon Rising
The Doors
Rock and Roll
Light My Fire, Hello, I Love You
Bob Dylan
Rock and Roll
Like a Rolling Stone, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
The Eagles
Rock and Roll
Hotel California, Desperado, Tequila Sunrise
The Grateful Dead
Rock and Roll
Ripple
Guns and Roses
Rock and Roll
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Jimi Hendrix
Rock and Roll
Wind Cries Mary, Bold as Love, Angel, All Along the Watchtower
Buddy Holly
Rock and Roll
That’ll be the Day, True Love Ways, Every Day, Peggy Sue, Not Fade Away
Michael Jackson
Rock and Roll
Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal
Janis Joplin
Rock and Roll
Me and Bobby Magee, Piece of My Heart
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rock and Roll
Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
Little Richard
Rock and Roll
Tutti Fuiti, Long Tall Sally
Nirvana
Rock and Roll
Smells like Teen Spirit
Roy Orbison
Rock and Roll
In Dreams, Crying, She’s a Mystery to Me
Elvis Presley
Rock and Roll
Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock
Prince
Rock and Roll
When Doves Cry, Purple Rain
The Ramones
Rock and Roll
Blitzkrieg Bop
R.E.M.
Rock and Roll
Losing My Religion, Everybody Hurts, It’s the End of the World
Linda Ronstadt
Rock and Roll
You’re No Good, Blue Bayou
Lynard Skynard
Rock and Roll
Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabama
Bruce Springsteen
Rock and Roll
Born in the USA, Hungry Heart, Born to Run
James Taylor
Rock and Roll
Fire and Rain, You’ve Got a Friend
Tina Turner
Rock and Roll
What’s Love Got to Do With It, Proud Mary


*Includes some strong language or explicit material


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